Cost of Living Comparison Between La Vega and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between La Vega and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: La Vega is 43.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: La Vega is 31.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 55.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
La Vega
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.43 DOP 437
$4.68 ฿151
58.76%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42 DOP 2,472
$46.4 ฿1,502
-9.48%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.65 DOP 803
$8.65 ฿280
57.80%
Cappuccino
$1.02 DOP 60
$3.09 ฿100
-66.99%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.88 DOP 52
$0.73 ฿23.53
20.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 DOP 36.05
$0.37 ฿11.95
64.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.58 DOP 152
$2.39 ฿77.4
7.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.43 DOP 261
$3.62 ฿117
22.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
La Vega
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.17 DOP 68.7
$2.24 ฿72.5
-47.77%
White Bread (500g)
$1.25 DOP 73.4
$1.8 ฿58.2
-30.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.1 DOP 65.1
$2.24 ฿72.3
-50.89%
Eggs
$1.19 DOP 70.3
$2.23 ฿72.1
-46.64%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.06 DOP 239
$19.31 ฿625
-78.97%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.74 DOP 161
$3.77 ฿122
-27.32%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.66 DOP 392
$13.05 ฿422
-48.97%
Apples (1kg)
$2.93 DOP 172
$3.28 ฿106
-10.67%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 DOP 42.55
$1.63 ฿52.6
-55.83%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.65 DOP 215
$2.4 ฿77.7
52.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.09 DOP 64.1
$1.99 ฿64.3
-45.23%
Potato (1kg)
$0.77 DOP 45.48
$1.53 ฿49.62
-49.67%
Onion (1kg)
$2.11 DOP 124
$1.49 ฿48.11
41.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.41 DOP 24.01
$1.02 ฿32.87
-59.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.36 DOP 20.97
$0.48 ฿15.61
-25.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.94 DOP 291
$4.32 ฿140
14.35%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.97 DOP 469
$21.68 ฿702
-63.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.84 DOP 109
$1.77 ฿57.3
3.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.52 DOP 148
$2.79 ฿90.4
-9.68%
🚌 Getting Around
La Vega
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.86 DOP 50.7
$1.35 ฿43.74
-36.30%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.15 ฿102
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.24 DOP 191
$1 ฿32.3
224.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$13.64 ฿442
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 DOP 76.4
$1.3 ฿42.2
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.1K DOP 2.1M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
3.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
La Vega
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.7 DOP 1,631
$123 ฿3,970
-77.42%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$13.93 ฿451
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$20.53 DOP 1,208
$18.24 ฿590
12.55%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
La Vega
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.67 DOP 805
$60.8 ฿1,966
-77.50%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.58 DOP 505
$17.11 ฿554
-49.85%
Cinema Ticket
-
$9.07 ฿294
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
La Vega
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$694 ฿22.5K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,081 DOP 299.1K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-68.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
La Vega
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.51 DOP 1,148
$57.5 ฿1,861
-66.08%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.63 DOP 1,980
$34.51 ฿1,117
-2.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$58.2 DOP 3,428
$115 ฿3,727
-49.44%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$65.4 DOP 3,849
$84.8 ฿2,743
-22.87%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
La Vega
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$611 ฿19.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$60.2 DOP 3,541
$442 ฿14.3K
-86.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$256 DOP 15.1K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-87.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$285 DOP 16.8K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-80.49%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
La Vega
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$613 DOP 36.1K
$697 ฿22.5K
-11.98%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18
5.33
237.71%

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Last update for La Vega: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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